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js959104m
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Carte minéralogique, où l'on voit la nature des terreins du Canada et de la Louisiane
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obj
dtoType
map
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1
Source metadata
id
js959104m
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Carte minéralogique, où l'on voit la nature des terreins du Canada et de la Louisiane
description
Relief shown pictorially.
date
["1752"]
year
1752
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
French
identifierLocal
06_01_017374
creators
Buache, Philippe, 1700-1773
Guettard, Jean Etienne, 1715-1786
Académie royale des sciences (France)
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Canada--Maps--Early works to 1800
United States--Maps--Early works to 1800
Mines and mineral resources--Canada--Maps--Early works to 1800
Mines and mineral resources--United States--Maps--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
Canada
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
[Paris]
publisher
[L'Academic Royale des Sciences]
Source extras
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sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
38
schema:longitude
-98
extent
1 map ; 27 x 30 cm, on sheet 33 x 37 cm
notes
Relief shown pictorially.
Prime meridian: [Ferro].
The first mineralogical map of North America.
"Desbruslins fils sculps."
"Mem. de l'Ac. des Sc. 1752. p. 220 pl. VII."
Published in "Memoire dans lequel on compare le Canada à la Suisse, par rapport à ses minéraux" by M. Guettard, presented to the Académie royale des sciences.
Inset: Détail particulier des rivages du Fl. St. Laurent depuis la Malbaye jusqu'a Montreal.
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js959104m
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map
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